Yorta Yorta by birth, soprano by diligence — this is how Deborah Cheetham Fraillon is breathing new life into opera.
And she's proud to be the most senior First Nations person in the history of the sandstone Sydney Conservatorium of Music, her alma mater, after being named professor of vocal studies in February, with one important caveat.
However, she also advocates digging deeper into the traditional canon to find contemporary resonance. There was feedback on vocal technique, precise and encouraging, but also on the connection to body — she demonstrates an Elvis-like hip swivel to centre the voice — and, most importantly, connection to character and story.
"Similarly, with Australian music, it's important for Indigenous Australians to be singing that music and also share the stories that have been shared for thousands of years.""We're living in a time when more and more people are reaching out for that connection," Cheetham Fraillon said, "and I think that's where music plays a huge role.
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